She Has Risen!!! Hallelujah!!

Good Lordy, it's been kind of a while, huh?! Bad blogger! BAAAD blogger!!! ;) Well, I can tell you that you don't want to see what I've been up to the past 4 days, because I have been sick as a dog and looking like one, too! Instead, I thought I'd spread out a few posts to re-cap the wonderful madness that's been going on with the fam--from our summer vacation in Hawaii to the first day of 2nd Grade to Halloween costumes and everything in between. Hope you enjoy the first installment! :)

HAWAIIAN VACATION

Beachy Keen

Fun with friends at the beach, courtesy of our wonderful Wolf Den! :)

Catching Up with Cub Scout Camp

Hello, busy! It's been a super-eventful few weeks, beginning with a whole week of day camp for the Monkey and some fellow Cub Scouts. Each day consisted of archery, BB guns, arts & communication, geology, swimming, and volleyball/obstacle course. I was so lucky to be able to be a fly on the wall for a couple of days. Here are some snaps of the all the fun:

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

The Monkey got his first stripe in jiu jitsu this afternoon. So proud of him. He was pretty proud, too, apparently, as he wanted to sport his belt with the stripe to the grocery store afterwards. Love him to bits.

XOXO

Who'd have thunk...........9 years ago today, I married *you*, my best friend. Here's to our amazing adventure and a lifetime of everything wonderful. Happy Anniversary to us! :)

That was then . .

This is now . . .

Happy Birthday, America!

I'm taking the liberty (pun intended) of blogging this post on Hawaii-time since here, in California, it's just past midnight on the 5th. ;) We had a very eventful weekend, visiting with the in-laws in Ventura County. It's become a tradition to spend Independence Day weekend up north with them. This year, we even enjoyed the company of my little sis, "Bean". It was a win-win for all--the Monkey got to spend some time with the grandparents and the big kids got to wile away the hours enjoying leisurely day trips to Ojai and San Buenaventura. Throw in a little bowling, a trip to the beach, and some local fireworks, and you have the makings of wonderfully memorable weekend...

No tripod tonight. Still not bad for handheld! :)

 

Summer Fun

No, not the beach. But a fire station visit with the Cub Scouts and ice skating for the first time! Hope you had as wonderful a weekend as we did!

Not quite big enough for these britches.

Inquisitive Wolf Cubs

Lunch and gelato! Well-earned sustenance.

 

Ready to hit the ice.

Daddy giving the Monkey a lesson around the rink.

So proud of my boy! Still hugging the boards, but determined to fly solo. :)